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GLOBALBIRDTREKKERS ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN BIRDING CHAMPIONSHIPS

2010. 

The annual championships will be divided into 3 contests running over a 4 month period each. At the end of each 4 month contest, the contestant with the highest *bird count will be awarded a grand prize of R3000!!

In January 2011, the SA Birding Champion 2010 will be announced i.e. the contestant with the highest *bird count for 2010, and will also be awarded a prize of R3000! 

DATES:

Contest 1:  until – 30 April 2010 (closed)

Contest 2:  1 May 2010 – 31 August 2010 (registration now open)

Contest 3:  1 September 2010 – 31December 2010 

HOW TO ENTER:

• Request registration form from This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• E-mail completed registration form and proof of payment to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Registration fee for each section will be R200.
• Although this is NOT a photographic competition, photo evidence is required for this *bird count contest.  Every bird listed must be accompanied by a proof photo, the quality of which is not important, provided that identification can be confirmed by that photo.   All EXIF data MUST be retained with the proof photos.
• Please also keep record of location of bird sited and if possible the GPS co-ordinates.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES:

• All photographs are to be uploaded to a Flickr account. If you are not already familiar with flickr, let us know and we will gladly assist you with opening your account.
• Each photo must be named with the individual contestant number, followed by the number of the photo followed by the species of the bird. Eg 1001.01 wag tail. 1001 being the individual contestant number, 01 being the first photo sent through, and wagtail – the species. So photo 2 will be numbered 1001.02 cape white eye. Etc. The EXIF data is automatically included in the photographs. 
• Once the photographs have been uploaded in flickr, e-mail the link as well as the excel data sheet (which is sent to you once you register) to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please note that the numbers on the excel data sheet and the number on the photographs you are submitting must correspond.

GBT’s ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBILITY…

Each photo entered, along with the photographer’s details, bird ID, location and EXIF data will be added to a data bank.  Any wildlife organization, research institutes or other interested conservation parties may request this data. Such organizations may e-mail globalbirdtrekkers with a request for the data.  GBT will be notifying all wildlife organizations, research institutes or other interested conservation parties they are aware of, of the contest, and therefore data which will be available to them.  
 
 
 
 

RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 

1. The Championships will be divided into 3 contests.  Each of these will run for the duration of 4 months, and have a prize value of R3000.
2. A winner will be announced at the end of each 4 month period.
3. The SA Birding Champion will be announced in January 2011.
4. Contestants may take part in any, or all of, the 3 contests throughout the year.
5. Registration fee for each of the contests will be R200.
6. Contestants will only be issued with a contestant no. once proof of deposit of registration fee has been received.
7. The prize will be awarded to the contestant with the highest *bird count for each section as well as to the SA Birding Champion 2010.
8. Only photographic evidence of bird sightings will be accepted. The quality of the photos submitted is not important as long as the ID of the bird can be confirmed from that photo.
9. Photographs must include EXIF data.
10. Each bird photograph must be named with the contestant number, followed by the number of the photo followed by the species of the bird. Eg 1001.01 wag tail. 1001 being the individual contestant number, 01 being the first photo sent through, and wagtail – the species. So photo 2 will be numbered 1001.02 cape white eye. Etc. 
11. All photos entered are to be loaded up via flickr and the link for those particular photos as well as the excel data sheet pertaining to those photos, is to be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . No e-mailed photos will be accepted.  If you are unsure about opening a flickr account, please let us know and we will gladly assist you.
12. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
13. No late entries will be accepted.
14. The winner will be announced on www.globalbirdtrekkers 1 week after closing date of each contest.
15. The competition will be opened to South African Citizens only.
16. Any queries can be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
17. All payments are to be made to:

Prides of Africa

First National Bank, Vredenburg – Branch Code 200311 Acc no. 620 2365 2482

1. GBT reserves the right to use the images entered into the SA Birding Championships 2010 contest, without payment but credited to the photographer, on the website and for distribution as part of data gathering for environmental organizations, research institutes and other interested conservation parties.

* “Bird Count” refers to the amount of different bird species recorded by a contestant. 
 

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